Cædmon likely flourishes from approximately 657 to 680 in Northumbria
Laidcenn mac Buith Bannaig, Irish (d. 661)
Cædmon's Hymn, Old English
Dream of the Rood, Old English, possible date
George Pisida, in Greek
Abu 'Afak, from Hijaz, a Jewish poet writing in Arabic
Layla al-Akhyaliyya, early Banu Uqayl tribe female poet
Al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq fl. in Arabia just before the Hejira
Eleazar Kalir, from Kirjath-sepher, writing in Hebrew
Al-Khansa, in Arabia, early Islamic woman poet
Jabal ibn Jawwal, a Jewish convert to Islam, in Arabic
al-Akhtal (c. 640–710)
Kumait Ibn Zaid (679–743)
Kuthayyir (ca. 660-ca. 723)
Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha (570–625)
Durayd ibn al-Simmah (d. 630)
Hassan ibn Thabit (d. c. 674)
Labīd (560–661)
Qays ibn al-Mullawah (d. 688)
al-Tirimmah (died c. 723)
Recitation of the Qur'an (approx. 609-632) and compilation of the final version under Uthman (650s?)
Luo Binwang (640 – 684), Chinese writer and poet, recognized as of the Four Greats of the Early Tang
Wang Bo (649 – 676), Tang Dynasty poet
Shen Quanqi (650 – 729), Tang Dynasty poet
He Zhizhang (659 – 744), Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty and one of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup
Chen Zi'ang (661 – 702), Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty
Shangguan Wan'er (664 – 710), Chinese poet, writer, and politician
Zhang Jiuling (673 – 740), prominent minister, noted poet and scholar of the Tang Dynasty
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685 – 762), emperor and poet
Meng Haoran (689 or 691 – 740), Chinese poet especially of the landscape, history and legends of Xiangyang
Wang Changling (698 – 765), Tang Dynasty poet
Period of introduction of Chinese literature into Japan
Abe no Nakamaro 阿倍仲麻呂 (c. 698 – c. 770) scholar, administrator, and waka poet in the Nara period (surname: Abe)
Empress Jitō 持統天皇 (645–703; 702 in the lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873), 41st imperial ruler, fourth empress and a poet
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro 柿本 人麻呂 (c. 662–710), late Asuka period poet, nobleman and government official; the most prominent poet in the Man'yōshū anthology
Princess Nukata 額田王 also known as Princess Nukada (c. 630–690), Asuka period poet
Ōtomo no Tabito 大伴旅人 (c. 662–731) poet best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi; both contributed to compiling the Man'yōshū anthology; member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan; served as governor-general of Dazaifu, the military procuracy in northern Kyūshū, from 728-730
Yamanoue no Okura 山上 憶良 (660–733), best known for his poems of children and commoners; has poems in the Man'yōshū anthology
Kappe Arabhatta in Kannada
Bhartrihari (approx.), writing in Sanskrit
600 – Venantius Fortunatus died about this year (born c. 530), Latin poet and hymnodist from Northern Italy
615 – Saint Columbanus died (born 543), Hiberno-Latin poet and writer
625 – Maymun Ibn Qays Al-a'sha died (born 570)
630:
Durayd ibn al-Simmah died
Princess Nukata 額田王 also known as Princess Nukada, born about this year (died 690), Asuka period poet
640 – al-Akhtal born about this year (died 710)
645 – Empress Jitō 持統天皇 born (died 703; 702 in the lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873), 41st imperial ruler, fourth empress and a poet
657 – Cædmon likely flourishes starting about this year (fl. until c. 680) in Northumbria
660:
Kuthayyir born about this year (died c. 723)
Yamanoue no Okura 山上 憶良 born (died 733), best known for his poems of children and commoners; has poems in the Man'yōshū anthology; Japanese
661:
Labīd died about this year (born c. 560); Arabic poet
Laidcenn mac Buith Bannaig, died; Irish
662:
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro 柿本 人麻呂 born about this year (died 710), late Asuka period poet, nobleman and government official; the most prominent poet in the Man'yōshū anthology
Ōtomo no Tabito 大伴旅人 born about this year (died 732) poet best known as the father of Ōtomo no Yakamochi; both contributed to compiling the Man'yōshū anthology; member of the prestigious Ōtomo clan; served as governor-general of Dazaifu, the military procuracy in northern Kyūshū, from 728-730
674 – Hassan ibn Thabit died about this year
679 – Kumait Ibn Zaid born (died 743)
680 – Cædmon, last known to be living about this year (fl. starting 657) in Northumbria
688 – Qays ibn al-Mullawah died
698 – Abe no Nakamaro 阿倍仲麻呂 born about this year (died c. 770) scholar, administrator, and waka poet in the Nara period (surname: Abe)
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